Family files lawsuit against nursing home

Published 6:00 pm, Monday, December 21, 2009

The family of a patient at Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville has filed a lawsuit against the facility in Madison County Circuit Court.

Ann Matikitis of Collinsville was a patient at Rosewood on Sept. 24, 2008.

The lawsuit, filed by East Alton attorney Robert H. Gregory, alleges that on that day Matikitis was administered 4 mg. of Coumadin, although it claims that her physician “had ordered her Coumadin prescription to be held, due to an elevated PT/INR lab result.”

As a result, the suit claims, Matikitis had to be hospitalized for massive bleeding.

The suit was filed on the plaintiff’s behalf by Ron Matikitis and against Bravo Care Center of Edwardsville, which licenses Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville.

Gregory could not be reached for comment on Monday.

The suit claims that Rosewood was negligent for, among other things, allegedly:

• failing to properly notify and consult with Matikitis’ treating physician regarding what the suit alleges was a deterioration of her physical condition;

• failing to properly notify Matikitis’ family members about her allegedly deteriorating physical condition;

• failing to record the alleged medication error in Matikitis’ medical records.